Student Services focus on students from preschool through age 21 challenged by physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Specific programs are the Alternate Learning Center and the Early Childhood Program. A variety of different services focused on special education students are also offered to client districts (e.g. occupational, physical, and speech therapy, vision and hearing impaired services, school psychologists, and adapted physical education).

Gifted Education staff serve students in seven school districts.

Pearson VUE test center offers the GED as well as approximately 500 other computer-based assessments including Ohio's Assessments for Educators.

Challenger Learning Center immerses students in a realistic simulation of NASA’s Mission Control Center and Space Lab.

Professional Development provides programing both at the ESC and customized professional development for client districts.

State Support Team – Region One:
The SSTR1 is responsible for the regional delivery of school
improvement, literacy, special education compliance, and early learning
and school readiness services to districts. The SST serves schools and
school districts in Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa,
Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood
counties.

Community Schools: The ESC of Lake Erie West helped pilot community schools in Ohio at the direction of the state legislature and currently sponsors community schools located throughout Ohio.

Auxiliary Services:Through
this federal and state funded program, chartered non-public (parochial)
schools receive services for their students. Eighteen schools currently
contract with the ESC of Lake Erie West for specialized services.